A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Dou Rongshan slumped there, her eyes vacant, her mind a blank as if she had been haunted by a ghost in broad daylight.

On one hand, I tell myself it's impossible, it's all fake.

On the one hand, they couldn't resist seeing the truth for themselves.

He Jinglan looked at Dou Rongshan and said, "Now you know everything you wanted to know. Are you sure you still want to stay here and humiliate yourself?"

Dou Rongshan suddenly woke up.

She looked at Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao, bit her lip, as if she had finally made up her mind.

"I know that after the late emperor passed away, my cousin suffered hardship among the common people, although I don't know the specifics..."

"But you two must have met around that time, right?"

Gu Xixi thought to herself with amusement. She had initially thought that Miss Dou was just a naive and impulsive person with a love-struck mind, but she hadn't expected that she would still have intelligence after calming down.

Mu Nanzhao said indifferently, "You grew up around military camps since you were a child, you should know that there are some things you shouldn't ask about."

Dou Rongshan pouted, snorted, and said, "Since you say so, then I guessed right."

She glanced at Gu Xixi again and said, "One last question."

“What my cousin just said is perfectly reasonable.”

"Could it be that you have already married in the common people's community?"

Gu Xixi's lunch was delayed, and she was drinking tea to stave off hunger when Dou Rongshan suddenly said this.

Fortunately, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief in time when she was about to spit out the tea, so it didn't get on Mu Nanzhao across from her.

"Cough cough cough..."

He Jinglan hurriedly sat down to pat Gu Xixi's back and soothe her, glaring at Dou Rongshan and saying:

"It's all your fault! What business is it of yours how other people get married? Why did you have to ask!"

Dou Rongshan ignored her, as she was deep in thought. "When a noble young man falls into trouble, as the saying goes, a phoenix with its feathers plucked is no better than a chicken. At this time, a common girl will naturally appear to save him."

"The young master offered himself to repay the debt of saving his life, and because the two had met in humble circumstances and shared hardships, they naturally developed feelings for each other over time..."

Gu Xixi coughed even more violently, her face turned red and her neck thickened, while she glanced at Mu Nanzhao.

This person has a slight obsession with cleanliness, which is why I offended him. If I spray water all over him again...

This grudge is probably even harder to resolve today.

Gu Xixi never shirks responsibility.

She was indeed the direct culprit for stripping Mu Nanzhao of his clothes, causing him to be exposed and seen by others.

Mu Nanzhao must not be in a good mood.

Otherwise, it would have been fine if he had just cooperated with her in adding scenes, but instead he insisted on creating this "resentful husband" persona.

It makes it seem like Gu Xixi is a reckless and heartless woman!

Weird!

That's absolutely sarcastic!

Just then, Mu Nanzhao noticed Gu Xixi looking at him and asked with a half-smile, "Does the master also think that Miss Dou's story is very similar to yours and mine?"

Gu Xixi barely managed to stop coughing, still panting and unable to speak, only staring at him with a flushed face and tears in her eyes.

At this moment, Dou Rongshan finished her plot deduction, "That's right, it must be like that!"

She glanced at Gu Xixi sideways and said disdainfully, "Even if your encounter was touching, it's not like you've never heard of it before. Did you really cry from being moved? How pathetic!"

Gu Xixi, unable to bear it any longer, sat up straight and yelled, "Who's crying? I was just coughing!"

"Besides, what you said is completely..."

Upon noticing Mu Nanzhao smiling at her, Gu Xixi suddenly lost her temper and couldn't continue speaking.

She could say to him, "I never intended to show up, and I had no intention of saving you."

Is it possible?

Mu Nanzhao is now the regent, which naturally attracts attention.

If a few rumors were to spread from Gu Xixi, causing the Regent to be ridiculed and lose face.

Is this okay? !

Dou Rongshan wasn't satisfied. "What do you mean, 'basically'?"

Gu Xixi paused for a moment, then reluctantly said, "It's... partly true."

Mu Nanzhao's lips curled up slightly, and his eyes looked quite pleased.

In the end, it was He Jinglan, the hostess, who gave the order to leave.

"We have other business in the East Market. Miss Dou, would you like to get off here, or should I send someone else to take you?"

"I don't need you to take me!" Dou Rongshan said stubbornly, getting up to leave.

Mu Nanzhao looked at her at this moment, "There are only four people here."

"Anything you hear today that gets out through any other channel will be subject to strict discipline by Madam Dou."

"Old Madam Dou would surely not stand idly by for the sake of the future of all the sons of the Dou family."

Dou Rongshan's eyes flickered, heartbroken by the man's heartlessness. "Are you threatening me?"

Mu Nanzhao gazed at him indifferently, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Dou Rongshan took a deep breath, suppressing her discomfort, and smiled proudly with her chin raised:

"So even my cousin is someone who dares to do something but doesn't dare to admit it."

“I understand. If a man’s wife, who has shared hardships with him, is known to others, it will inevitably affect his chances of success outside the home.”

"You men are all the same, not a single one of you is any good!"

He Jinglan suddenly looked at her with new respect.

She risked her life to stop the carriage for a man, but in the blink of an eye she cursed all men as bad.

How magnificent!

but……

Gu Xixi and He Jinglan subconsciously looked at Mu Nanzhao's reaction.

However, instead of getting angry, Mu Nanzhao laughed in the face of such provocation.

"It's not that I'm afraid people will find out."

Dou Rongshan followed his gaze to Gu Xixi, utterly astonished…

The carriage moved on.

He Jinglan laughed and said, "This is the first time I've seen Dou Rongshan like that. She looked so lost and distraught when she left."

"Hey, do you think she'd listen to my suggestion that if she goes back home and has nothing to do, she could write a few popular books to pass the time, and maybe even make some money?"

Gu Xixi thought about it seriously, "I think you might be able to buy her books in the future."

"After all, she reflected on the story she had just made up after listening to your advice."

He Jinglan chuckled and said, "When she made up stories about you and Mu Nanzhao, did she really think her stories weren't good enough? She just wanted to put on an act that she looked down on you two."

"When it comes to making up stories..." Gu Xixi said, glancing at Mu Nanzhao with a quiet look.

"The prince's skill is not bad either."

Mu Nanzhao calmly waited for her to settle accounts later, since he only told the truth and had no guilty conscience.

Gu Xixi: "Why did you say in front of Miss Dou that I rejected you twice?"

Mu Nanzhao: "So you've agreed to my request?"

Gu Xixi: "I mean! Why are you saying this to unrelated people!"

Mu Nanzhao: "Didn't you first dampen her arrogance? I can't just undermine you."

Gu Xixi: "Then why do you have to exaggerate and say it's a matter of course?"

Mu Nanzhao: "Didn't you say it was a matter of course first?"

Gu Xixi: "..."

Mu Nanzhao: "The government assigns husbands to women of marriageable age. Even if you are lucky enough to spend only one penny, you cannot ignore the facts."

Gu Xixi's throat felt tight, and after a moment she managed to squeeze out a sentence: "You still say that the story she made up is true."

Mu Nanzhao asked in confusion, "Didn't you also say that the fundamental part is true?"

Gu Xixi suffocated.

Why won't this person admit that he did it on purpose?

He Jinglan comforted her from the side, "Xixi, don't worry. Even if Dou Rongshan is brainless, she wouldn't dare to spread rumors if she had to consider the Dou family."

Having just won a battle, Mu Nanzhao was quite pleased with himself. "You haven't finished asking about Jingdong yet, why don't you continue?"